WindowConfiguration Interface

Definition

Namespace:

EnvDTE

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.dll

The WindowConfiguration object represents the layout and configuration of all windows in the Visual Studio environment.

public interface class WindowConfiguration

public interface class WindowConfiguration

__interface WindowConfiguration

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("41D02413-8A67-4C28-A980-AD7539ED415D")]
public interface WindowConfiguration

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.Guid("41D02413-8A67-4C28-A980-AD7539ED415D")>]
type WindowConfiguration = interface

Public Interface WindowConfiguration

Attributes

GuidAttribute

Examples

Sub WinConfigExample1(ByVal dte As DTE)  
    ' This example lists all currently available named window   
    ' configurations.  
    ' Set references to all necessary objects.  
    Dim colWinConfig As WindowConfigurations  
    Dim objWinConfig As WindowConfiguration  

    colWinConfig = dte.WindowConfigurations  

    MsgBox("Number of configurations: " & colWinConfig.Count)  
    ' List all saved named window configurations.  
    FillMsg(colWinConfig)  
    ' Create a new window configuration.  
    objWinConfig = colWinConfig.Add("NewLayout")  
    FillMsg(colWinConfig)  
    ' Get rid of the new window configuration.  
    objWinConfig.Delete()  
    MsgBox("Number of configurations: " & colWinConfig.Count)  
    FillMsg(colWinConfig)  
End Sub  

Sub FillMsg(ByVal colWinConfig As Object)  
    ' Lists all currently available named window configurations.  
    Dim lCtr As Integer  
    Dim strMsg As String  

    For lCtr = 1 To colWinConfig.Count  
    strMsg = strMsg & "Configuration name " & lCtr & ": " & _  
    colWinConfig.Item(lCtr).Name & vbCr  
    Next lCtr  
    strMsg = "Current Configurations: " & vbCr & strMsg  
    MsgBox(strMsg)  
End Sub  

void WinConfigExample1(_DTE dte)  
{  
// Set references to all necessary objects.  
    WindowConfigurations colWinConfig;   
    WindowConfiguration objWinConfig;  

    colWinConfig = dte.WindowConfigurations;  

    MessageBox.Show("Number of configurations: " +   
        colWinConfig.Count);  

    // List all saved named window configurations.  
    FillMsg(colWinConfig);  
    //Create a new window configuration.  
    objWinConfig = colWinConfig.Add("NewLayout");  
    FillMsg(colWinConfig);  
    // Get rid of the new window configuration.  
    objWinConfig.Delete();  
    MessageBox.Show("Number of configurations: " + colWinConfig.Count);  
    FillMsg(colWinConfig);  
}  

void FillMsg(WindowConfigurations colWinConfig )  
{  
      // Lists all currently available named window configurations.  
    int lCtr;  
    string strMsg = null;  

    for (lCtr = 1; lCtr < colWinConfig.Count + 1; lCtr ++)  
    {  
        strMsg = strMsg + "Configuration name " + lCtr + ": " +   
            colWinConfig.Item(lCtr).Name + "\n";   
    }  
    strMsg = "Current Configurations: \n" + strMsg;  
    MessageBox.Show(strMsg);  
}  

Remarks

You can save your current window layout in the Visual Studio environment as a named window configuration. The WindowConfiguration object represents this configuration, which you can later recall by using the Apply method.

Properties

Collection	Gets the collection containing the object supporting this property or contained within this code construct.
DTE	Gets the top-level extensibility object.
Name	Sets or gets the name of the object.

Methods

Apply(Boolean)	Invokes a previously saved named window configuration.
Delete()	Removes the window configuration from the collection.
Update()	Updates the collection of windows or sets the object's window layout to the current window layout.